Practitioners directory
This directory lists co-op practitioners offering a range of expert services for new-start co-ops, existing co-ops and businesses looking to convert to co-ops. Use the 'programmes' filter to find practitioners for the Business Support for Co-ops programme and Community Shares programmes.
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Sheffield Co-operative Development Group Limited
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Sheffield Co-operative Development Group Limited
Sheffield Co-operative Development Group is a small business, advice agency. We help people to set up democratically owned and operated enterprises. Our aim is to promote the development of…
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Mark Simmonds
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Co-op Culture
Mark is an experienced community entrepreneur and advisor, specialising in enterprise working towards social and environmental change.
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South West Co-operative Development Limited
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South West Co-operative Development Limited
SWCD provides expert business development and support services for all forms of new and existing co-operatives, community owned businesses, and social enterprises.
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Sporting Assets
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Sporting Assets
Sporting Assets is social enterprise that helps develop sustainable sports and community businesses, often by taking ownership of facilities, developing new ones and by helping to create or diversify…
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Alex Steeland
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Power to Change
Alex is a Programme Manager at Power to Change where she supports community businesses across England to grow and become more financially sustainable.
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Hilary Sudbury
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Co-operative Assistance Network
Hilary has been supporting new and existing co-operatives since 1996 and community shares initiatives since 2010.
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Alex Walker
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Ekopia Resource Exchange Limited
Alex has been chair of Ekopia Ltd since its creation in 2001 and has direct experience of various community share issues.
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Siôn Whellens
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Principle Six LLP
Support and advice on cooperative enterprise, developing and promoting cooperation in London and elsewhere.
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Jo White
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Co-operative Futures
Jo has been providing support and training co-operative, community businesses and mutual organisations since 2000.
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Ian Wilson
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CASE and TH!NK FC
Ian is passionate about levelling the playing field. He’s an experienced co-operative and community business supporter who works through CASE and also TH!NK FC, a community business for sharing tools…
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Andrew Woodcock
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Acorn Co-op Support and Co-op Culture
Andy is an experienced ecological community entrepreneur with a speciality in housing co‑ops, land trusts, community ownership and worker co‑ops that have an ecological or sustainability focus.
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Vivian Woodell
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The Midcounties Co-operative Ltd
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Andy Wynne
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Coventry and Warwickshire Co-operative Development Agency
Andy has over 30 years’ experience in the co-operative, mutual and social enterprise sectors as a manager, director and business coach.